Miles
Scott, the cancer-fighting five-year-old who was granted his wish of becoming a superhero
for the day in November, was scheduled to appear at the Academy Awards on
Sunday. However, his appearance was pulled the morning of the show with no
explanation.

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According
to theInternational Business Times,
Miles' mother, Natalie Scott, said the family traveled to Los Angeles to
participate in the awards ceremony:

Miles – outfitted in a tuxedo — attended a
rehearsal at the Dolby Theater on Saturday, but on Sunday morning the Scotts
were told he would no longer be part of the ceremony.

"I don't know if they ran out of time, or if
there was something about the segment they didn't like," Scott said. "It got
pulled so quickly that we didn't have a lot of insight into what was going on."

While the family hasn't received any follow-up
from the Academy about why the segment was pulled, they were offered
an all-expenses
paid trip to Disneyland instead.

There's
speculation
that pulling the segment had something to do with Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield, who was supposed to introduce
Miles on stage as "the world's next superhero." However, Garfield—a planned presenter—was a no-show
at the Oscars.